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using

use
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [verb yooz or for pt for mof 9, yoost; noun yoos]
    • /verb yuz or for pt for mof 9, yust; noun yus/
    • /juːz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb yooz or for pt for mof 9, yoost; noun yoos]
    • /verb yuz or for pt for mof 9, yust; noun yus/

Definitions of using word

  • verb with object using to avail oneself of; apply to one's own purposes: to use the facilities. 1
  • verb with object using to expend or consume in use: We have used the money provided. 1
  • verb with object using to treat or behave toward: He did not use his employees with much consideration. 1
  • verb with object using to take unfair advantage of; exploit: to use people to gain one's own ends. 1
  • verb with object using to drink, smoke, or ingest habitually: to use drugs. 1
  • verb with object using to habituate or accustom. 1

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Origin of using

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (v.) Middle English usen < Old French user < Latin ūsus, past participle of ūtī to use; (noun) Middle English < Old French < Latin ūsus act of using a thing, application, employment, equivalent to ūt-, stem of ūtī to use + -tus suffix of v. action, with tt > s

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Using

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

using popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

using usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for using

prep using

  • at the hand of — through the action of
  • by dint of — If you achieve a result by dint of something, you achieve it by means of that thing.
  • by means of — If you do something by means of a particular method, instrument, or process, you do it using that method, instrument, or process.
  • by virtue of — on account of or by reason of

adj using

  • at work — If someone is at work they are doing their job or are busy doing a particular activity.

adjective using

  • addicted — Someone who is addicted to a harmful drug cannot stop taking it.
  • adopting — Present participle of adopt.
  • applying — to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent: to apply a theory to a problem.
  • employing — Present participle of employ.
  • hooked — bent like a hook; hook-shaped.

noun using

  • employment — The condition of having paid work.
  • enjoyment — The state or process of taking pleasure in something.
  • exploitation — The action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.

preposition using

  • with — accompanied by; accompanying: I will go with you. He fought with his brother against the enemy.

Antonyms for using

noun using

  • misusing — wrong or improper use; misapplication.

Top questions with using

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